Anthony Yarde: I'll Be Looking To Destroy The Winner of Beterbiev vs. Smith

ANTHONY YARDE SAID he is looking to destroy the winner out of the unification battle between Joe Smith jr and Artur Beterbiev in June in a week where he celebrates clocking up seven years as a professional boxer.

Bivol Sides With Beterbiev To Topple Joe Smith - Wants To Unify With Winner

WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol is motivated to become the undisputed beltholder at 175-pounds. Next month at the Hulu Theater of Madison Square Garden in New York City, Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith will collide in WBC, WBA, WBO three be...

Bivol: Beterbiev Will Win Against Joe Smith; He's Not Just Power, Has Good Boxing Skills

LAS VEGAS – If everything goes according to Dmitry Bivol’s blueprint Saturday night, the unbeaten WBA light heavyweight champion will keep a close eye on what happens June 18 at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater.

Artur Beterbiev vs Joe Smith Official For June 18 at Hulu Theater in MSG

Three belts and light heavyweight supremacy will be at stake when WBC/IBF world champion Artur Beterbiev meets WBO champion Joe Smith Jr. in a highly anticipated unification showdown Saturday, June 18, at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Hearn Lays Into Yarde, Warren: You Could've Fought Buatsi…But You're Waiting'

Promoter Eddie Hearn thinks Anthony Yarde may be wilting away on the vine. In a recent interview, the head of Matchroom Boxing lambasted Yarde, the British light heavyweight contender and top contender in the WBO, and Yarde’s promoter Frank Warren, f...

WBC Prez Explains Why Artur Beterbiev is Not Barred From Defending Belt

World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman recently discussed why his organization is not barring their light heavyweight world champion, Artur Beterbiev, from moving forward with a planned summer unification with WBO champion Joe Smith a...

Frank Warren on Anthony Yarde Against Winner of Beterbiev-Smith

British promoter Frank Warren realizes that he needs to be extra prudent in the matchmaking for his charge Anthony Yarde, since it appears that the hard hitting light heavyweight contender is on the cusp of another shot at a divisional title – or pos...

Team Canelo Will Explore Beterbiev-Smith Winner if Golovkin Loses or Suffers Injury

Eddy Reynoso, head trainer and manager of Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, is looking forward to a very big year for his boxer. On May 7th, Canelo return to the light heavyweight division to challenge undefeated WBA world champion Dmitry Bivo...

Artur Beterbiev Hopes To Finalize Joe Smith Unification in Coming Days

WBC and IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev of Russia is expecting the contract for his fight with WBO beltholder Joe Smith to be signed in the coming days.

Joe Smith Jr. Finally Moves On From Artur Beterbiev

Having spent the past three months waiting on a fight that will clearly never materialize is long enough for Joe Smith Jr. and his team to finally move on from Artur Beterbiev. Two separate efforts to pair the light heavyweights have ultimately falle...

Joe Smith: If I Land on Beterbiev Like Johnson Did - I'll Finish Him!

Long Island light heavyweight Joe Smith owns definitive first- and eighth-round stoppages of title challenger Andrzej Fonfara and two-division champion Bernard Hopkins from June and December 2016. The 6-foot Smith (24-2, 20 KOs) is coming off June’s...

Beterbiev Was Advised By Coach To Push Back Smith Defense

IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and his team have pushed a scheduled second defense against Joe Smith from December 15 to sometime in February citing too swift a turnaround – a span of 69 days -- from last month’s fourth-round stoppage...

Artur Beterbiev Aims To Be "More Careful" Against Joe Smith

Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs), the IBF lightweight heavyweight champion, admits that he will have very little time to rest. Beterbiev will make the second defense of his world title against Joe Smith on December 15th, as part of the undercard to Can...

Beterbiev: Theoretically It's Interesting To Face Usyk in The Pros

IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) has interest in several potential fights on the horizon. But one fight in particular, which at the moment is not even close to being in the mix, is a potential clash with WBC, WBO, IBF, WB...

Joe Smith Promoter: We Expect Beterbiev Fight Next, Not Bivol

For the past month or so there was rampant speculation that Joe Smith would be challenging WBA light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol on HBO in late November. As Previously reported on BoxingScene.com, it looks like Smith will still be fighting for...